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Obesity and Diabetes Independently Linked to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

Posted: Friday, November 11, 2005

Pre-pregnancy weight above 149 pounds was tied to increased risks of preeclampsia in all ethnic groups. In the combined analysis, increased body weight raised the risk of primary cesarean delivery, but was tied to reduced risk of low birthweight

Study Sheds Light On How Oxygen Effects Birth Defects In Diabetic Pregnancy

Posted: Thursday, October 13, 2005

The babies of women with diabetes are two to five times more likely to develop birth defects than offspring of women without diabetes. Study suggests that high blood glucose levels early in pregnancy deprive the embryo of oxygen, interfering with its development

L-Carnipure Supplements Helps To Reduce Diabetes During Pregnancy

Posted: Friday, September 09, 2005

Taking supplements of L-Carnipure tartrate during pregnancy can significantly reduce the increased level of plasma free fatty acids that is considered the main cause of insulin resistance in pregnant women. Insulin resistance during pregnancy can lead to gestational diabetes, which affects about 5-10 per cent of pregnancies

Diabetes Can Complicate Untreated Depression in Pregnancy

Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2005

These women face the risk of “decreased prenatal care, decreased ability to meet the nutritional demands of pregnancy—either because of eating too little in general or not eating healthy foods—and an increased risk of addictive substance abuse

Poor Prenatal Nutrition Permanently Damages Function of Insulin-producing Cells

Posted: Monday, March 07, 2005

The bottom line is that if you don't have delivery of enough nutrients from the mother to the baby, the baby's pancreatic cells will be programmed abnormally and sets the stage for type 2 diabetes later in life.

Pregnancy Outcomes Worsening for Diabetic Women

Posted: Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Womens with type 2 diabetes at risk for several poor pregnancy outcomes. Moreover, the result of pregnancy fortype 2 diabetes has actually deteriorated in the last 10 years.

Glycemic Control Fosters Delivery of Normal Weight Infants

Posted: Monday, November 15, 2004

Women with diabetes who maintain strict glycemic control during pregnancy are able to deliver infants that do not differ in weight or body composition from those of nondiabetic women

Maternal Body Mass Linked to Rising Rate of Large for Gestational Age Births

Posted: Monday, November 08, 2004

Increases in maternal body mass index and decreases in maternal smoking are behind the increasing trend in large-for-gestational-age (LGA) births

Obesity and Diabetes Independently Increase Cesarean Delivery Risk

Posted: Monday, November 08, 2004

The prevalence of maternal obesity is rising, the authors explain, and pregestational obesity is a recognized risk factor for diabetes, preeclampsia and hypertension, macrosomia, and cesarean delivery.

Important implications for preconceptional counseling of overweight and obese women.

Obesity and Diabetes Independently Increase Cesarean Delivery Risk

Posted: Monday, November 08, 2004

The prevalence of maternal obesity is rising, the authors explain, and pregestational obesity is a recognized risk factor for diabetes, preeclampsia and hypertension, macrosomia, and cesarean delivery.

Important implications for preconceptional counseling of overweight and obese women